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A Fine Large and Rare Inuit Amulet of a Seal Laying on His Back

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A Fine Large and Rare Inuit Amulet of a Seal Laying on His Back - Collectibles Style

Ref : 107438

30 000 €

Period :: 18th century
Medium :: Walrus Ivory
Dimensions :: L. 4.92 inch X l. 1.38 inch X H. 1.77 inch

Collectibles - A Fine Large and Rare Inuit Amulet of a Seal Laying on His Back

18th century - A Fine Large and Rare Inuit Amulet of a Seal Laying on His Back

Finch and Co

Antiquities, Ethnographic, European Sculture

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A Fine Large and Rare Inuit Amulet of a Seal Laying on His Back

A Fine Large and Rare Inuit Amulet of a Seal Laying on His Back with Flippers Cradling His Face

Inlaid with ‘baleen’ to the length of the ‘belly’, ‘eyes’ and ‘nostrils’

Two pierced holes for attachment to a ridge on the reverse

Superb golden colour and patina, through use

Walrus ivory, baleen

Inuit

18th / Early 19th Century

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Ex Private English collection

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18th century

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